Ormuz, Capture of

1507 CE

The Capture of Ormuz in 1507 occurs when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacksHormuz Island to establish the Castle of Ormuz.

This conquest gives the Portuguese full control of the trade between India and Europe passing through the Persian Gulf.

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